Begging Prohibition onto M-Meeting in autumn – Swedish Radio

But the issue divides the party. “Not the way to go,” said Boras Moderates Annette Carlson.
Conservatives may consider a proposal for a national ban on begging at the meeting in the fall. A large majority demanded covenants meeting for the Conservatives in Bohuslän a ban.

The Moderates in Bohuslän, who had union meeting yesterday, decided then to call for a ban on begging and the means that the issue will come up at the Moderates’ Meeting in the fall.

Bohusläns decision means that the requirement that the ban on begging, which was removed in 1981, should be reinstated.

While the Conservatives in Southern Älvsborg had a meeting yesterday but this was the issue of begging is not up . Annette Carlson, Moderate councilor in Boras says to P4 Sjuhärad that bans are not the way to go.

– It’s all about poverty, she says. However perhaps we can discuss where to sit and beg, but when it comes to that, we have the local house rules to make use of.

sensitive issue

Recently, lifted the Moderates’ spokeswoman on legal matters, Beatrice Ask, the idea of ​​so-called organized begging should be criminalized. A proposal met with criticism from several quarters and questioning of organized begging actually occur and what, if so, should be included in such a concept.

But to ban themselves begging, that is to let poor people ask for help, there has been talk of the party leadership’s side. Bohuslän seems to be the only union meeting among the 25 that exist in M ​​that has beggary on the agenda.

Shared affiliates

In Västra Götaland held a total of five M union meeting at the weekend and if begging the question divides so be it, the more united on a more formal question – that is, to form a joint Moderately Association in Västra Götaland.

This means that today’s five unions become one. The Extraordinary General Meeting in September required to make such a decision is expected to go in the same direction and the new organization must then take effect at the end of the year.

– This means that we moderates in West Bengal becomes stronger when in driving policy in relation to other strong areas of Stockholm and Malmö, says Boras Moderates Annette Carlson decision.